diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index 58609bd..203a1fd 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_set_default_crypt_stat_vals(
 
 /**
  * ecryptfs_new_file_context
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry
+ * @ecryptfs_inode: The eCryptfs inode
  *
  * If the crypto context for the file has not yet been established,
  * this is where we do that.  Establishing a new crypto context
@@ -984,13 +984,13 @@ static void ecryptfs_set_default_crypt_stat_vals(
  *
  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
  */
-int ecryptfs_new_file_context(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
+int ecryptfs_new_file_context(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
-	    &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
+	    &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat =
 	    &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
-		    ecryptfs_dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
+		    ecryptfs_inode->i_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
 	int cipher_name_len;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -1299,12 +1299,12 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_headers_virt(char *page_virt, size_t max,
 }
 
 static int
-ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
+ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode,
 				    char *virt, size_t virt_len)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = ecryptfs_write_lower(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode, virt,
+	rc = ecryptfs_write_lower(ecryptfs_inode, virt,
 				  0, virt_len);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to write header "
@@ -1338,7 +1338,8 @@ static unsigned long ecryptfs_get_zeroed_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask,
 
 /**
  * ecryptfs_write_metadata
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry
+ * @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry, which should be negative
+ * @ecryptfs_inode: The newly created eCryptfs inode
  *
  * Write the file headers out.  This will likely involve a userspace
  * callout, in which the session key is encrypted with one or more
@@ -1348,10 +1349,11 @@ static unsigned long ecryptfs_get_zeroed_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask,
  *
  * Returns zero on success; non-zero on error
  */
-int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
+int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
+			    struct inode *ecryptfs_inode)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
-		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
+		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	unsigned int order;
 	char *virt;
 	size_t virt_len;
@@ -1391,7 +1393,7 @@ int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 		rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_xattr(ecryptfs_dentry, virt,
 						      size);
 	else
-		rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents(ecryptfs_dentry, virt,
+		rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents(ecryptfs_inode, virt,
 							 virt_len);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error writing metadata out to lower file; "
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 43c7c43..be92836 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -654,9 +654,10 @@ int ecryptfs_init_crypt_ctx(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat);
 int ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
 int ecryptfs_encrypt_page(struct page *page);
 int ecryptfs_decrypt_page(struct page *page);
-int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
+			    struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
 int ecryptfs_read_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
-int ecryptfs_new_file_context(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+int ecryptfs_new_file_context(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
 void ecryptfs_write_crypt_stat_flags(char *page_virt,
 				     struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
 				     size_t *written);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 4a4fad7..f0a4300 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ ecryptfs_create_underlying_file(struct inode *lower_dir_inode,
  * it. It will also update the eCryptfs directory inode to mimic the
  * stat of the lower directory inode.
  *
- * Returns zero on success; non-zero on error condition
+ * Returns the new eCryptfs inode on success; an ERR_PTR on error condition
  */
-static int
+static struct inode *
 ecryptfs_do_create(struct inode *directory_inode,
 		   struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry, int mode,
 		   struct nameidata *nd)
@@ -204,13 +204,14 @@ ecryptfs_do_create(struct inode *directory_inode,
 	int rc;
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 	struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry;
+	struct inode *inode;
 
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	lower_dir_dentry = lock_parent(lower_dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(lower_dir_dentry)) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error locking directory of "
 				"dentry\n");
-		rc = PTR_ERR(lower_dir_dentry);
+		inode = ERR_CAST(lower_dir_dentry);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	rc = ecryptfs_create_underlying_file(lower_dir_dentry->d_inode,
@@ -218,20 +219,19 @@ ecryptfs_do_create(struct inode *directory_inode,
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failure to create dentry in lower fs; "
 		       "rc = [%d]\n", __func__, rc);
+		inode = ERR_PTR(rc);
 		goto out_lock;
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_interpose(lower_dentry, ecryptfs_dentry,
-				directory_inode->i_sb);
-	if (rc) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Failure in ecryptfs_interpose\n");
+	inode = __ecryptfs_get_inode(lower_dentry->d_inode,
+				     directory_inode->i_sb);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		goto out_lock;
-	}
 	fsstack_copy_attr_times(directory_inode, lower_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 	fsstack_copy_inode_size(directory_inode, lower_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 out_lock:
 	unlock_dir(lower_dir_dentry);
 out:
-	return rc;
+	return inode;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -242,26 +242,26 @@ out:
  *
  * Returns zero on success
  */
-static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
+static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
+				    struct inode *ecryptfs_inode)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
-		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
+		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISDIR(ecryptfs_inode->i_mode)) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "This is a directory\n");
 		crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Initializing crypto context\n");
-	rc = ecryptfs_new_file_context(ecryptfs_dentry);
+	rc = ecryptfs_new_file_context(ecryptfs_inode);
 	if (rc) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error creating new file "
 				"context; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry,
-				     ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
+	rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize "
 			"the lower file for the dentry with name "
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 			ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.name, rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata(ecryptfs_dentry);
+	rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
 	if (rc)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing headers; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
-	ecryptfs_put_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
+	ecryptfs_put_lower_file(ecryptfs_inode);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -292,18 +292,28 @@ static int
 ecryptfs_create(struct inode *directory_inode, struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
 		int mode, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
+	struct inode *ecryptfs_inode;
 	int rc;
 
-	/* ecryptfs_do_create() calls ecryptfs_interpose() */
-	rc = ecryptfs_do_create(directory_inode, ecryptfs_dentry, mode, nd);
-	if (unlikely(rc)) {
+	ecryptfs_inode = ecryptfs_do_create(directory_inode, ecryptfs_dentry,
+					    mode, nd);
+	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(ecryptfs_inode))) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Failed to create file in"
 				"lower filesystem\n");
+		rc = PTR_ERR(ecryptfs_inode);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	/* At this point, a file exists on "disk"; we need to make sure
 	 * that this on disk file is prepared to be an ecryptfs file */
-	rc = ecryptfs_initialize_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
+	rc = ecryptfs_initialize_file(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
+	if (rc) {
+		drop_nlink(ecryptfs_inode);
+		unlock_new_inode(ecryptfs_inode);
+		iput(ecryptfs_inode);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	d_instantiate(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(ecryptfs_inode);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
